LONELY IS THE SOUND WHINING THROUGH THE VALLEY
PASSIN’ NAMELESS TOWNS, MOVIN’ HOME TO YOU
MANY YEARS AGO SWEET DARLIN’ YOU WERE WAVIN’ AT THE STATION
THINKING ‘BOUT THE TIME, LORD I WAS SO CLOSE TO YOU
BUT IT’S HARD, YES IT’S HARD ON A WOMAN
BUT IT’S HARDER STILL ON A MAN NOW BABE
I JUST CAN’T SINK MY ROOTS DOWN IN THE VALLEY, BABY
BUT I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU’LL UNDERSTAND DARLIN’
I HOPE YOU’LL UNDERSTAND SWEET BABE, ‘BOUT THE WAYS OF A MAN
WHEN I HEAR THE SOUND OF THAT LONESOME WHISTLE
DEEP DOWN IN MY SOUL YOU KNOW IT CALLS FOR ME
I’M TORN BETWEEN YOUR LOVE AND THAT AGELESS URGE FOR ROAMIN’ BABE
I’LL BE BACK IN SPRING, WON’T YOU PLEASE JUST WAIT AND SEE
WELL IT’S HARD, YES IT’S HARD ON A WOMAN
BUT IT’S HARDER STILL ON A MAN NOW BABE
I JUST CAN’T SINK MY ROOTS DOWN IN THE VALLEY, BABY
BUT I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU’LL UNDERSTAND DARLIN’
I HOPE YOU’LL UNDERSTAND SWEET BABE, ‘BOUT THE WAYS OF A MAN
MAYBE IN A WHILE MY WANDERIN’ WILL BE OVER
I WON’T HAVE A NEED LORD TO SEE THOSE CITY LIGHTS
BUT UNTIL THAT DAY, WON’T YOU PLEASE JUST TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME BABY
AND WHEN I RETURN, LORD I’LL WARM YOUR COLDEST NIGHTS
BUT IT’S HARD, YES IT’S HARD ON A WOMAN
BUT IT’S HARDER STILL ON A MAN NOW BABE
BUT IT’S HARDER STILL ON A MAN NOW BABE
I JUST CAN’T SINK MY ROOTS UP IN YOUR MOUNTAINS, BABY
WELL, BUT I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU’LL UNDERSTAND DARLIN’
I HOPE YOU’LL UNDERSTAND BABY
SAID WON’T YOU PLEASE LISTEN, PLEASE
AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND DARLIN’
WHY WON’T YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME BABE
AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND SWEET DARLIN’ ABOUT THE WAYS OF A MAN